Global wellness tourism industry grew 12.8% in the last two years

A recent report has said that the global wellness industry grew 12.8% in the last two years, from a $3.7 trillion market in 2015 to $4.2 trillion in 2017. The report says that wellness remains one of the world's biggest and fast-growing industries.Read more ...

Thailand beats every other Asian country regarding tourism spending

According to a visualization of recent UNWTO data by HowMuch, a financial literacy and infographics agency, Thailand surpasses every other nation in Asia regarding tourism spend.
Last year, Thailand collected $57 billion in international tourism receipts, nearly doubling Macao , Japan , Hong Kong , and China. Globally, the only countries that beat Thailand in terms of tourism dollars are France , Spain , and the United States, which practically takes the gold medal, at $211 billion.
Foreign arrivals in Thailand are expected to hit 40 million next year, which is more than half the country's...Read more ...

Global wellness tourism industry grew 12.8% in the last two years

A recent report has said that the global wellness industry grew 12.8% in the last two years, from a $3.7 trillion market in 2015 to $4.2 trillion in 2017. The report says that wellness remains one of the world's biggest and fast-growing industries.
From 2015-2017, the wellness economy increased 6.4% annually, nearly twice as fast as global economic growth .
Wellness expenditures are now more than half as large as total global health expenditures .
The wellness industry now represents 5.3% of global economic output.
The report was released at the 12th annual Global Wellness Summit being...Read more ...